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Κυρία ἐκκλησία in Aristophanes’ The Acharnians
The article deals with the problem of interpreting the term κυρία ἔκκκλησία in a passage in Aristophanes’ The Acharnians (v. 19) in comparison with the evidence of the Aristotelian Athenaion politeia (ch.
I. A. Makarov
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Ectogenesis and the value of gestational ties
Abstract Ectogenesis technology would make it possible to support the complete gestational development of a human being outside the female body. Proponents argue that this technology offers a welcome opportunity to expand reproductive options for those unable or unwilling to gestate.
Susan Kennedy
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I πονηροί tra Aristofane e l’oratoria
The first aim of this paper is to illustrate the various meanings of the word πονηρός (together with the antonym χρηστός) and especially its usage from the last quarter of V century b.C.
Massimiliano Labanca
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Mare, potere e demagogia nella commedia attica
In the face of a single attestation of thalassokratia in ancient Attic comedy, the ancient exegetes have already traced the numerous passages that lead, in mostly critical or ironic terms, to the concept of thalassokratia and especially to the compelling
Gianluca Cuniberti
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Melōsa and her prize: The victory of a woman in ancient Greece
Abstract The earliest example of the Ancient Greek word for a victor's prize, nikatērion, comes in a verse inscription from the sixth century bce on an Attic kylix (wine cup) from Taras. It records the victory of Melōsa in a competition with other young women. This article draws out the significance of her victory and redefines our understanding of who
Ian Plant
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Multicomponent Burgers and KP Hierarchies, and Solutions from a Matrix Linear System [PDF]
Via a Cole-Hopf transformation, the multicomponent linear heat hierarchy leads to a multicomponent Burgers hierarchy. We show in particular that any solution of the latter also solves a corresponding multicomponent (potential) KP hierarchy.
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Creativity in the Ancient Greek Philosophy: The Politics of Demiourgein
ABSTRACT Where does creativity come from and what is its purpose? The paper revisits these ever‐turning questions to correct the prevalent but, arguably, inaccurate historical interpretation of creativity as a concept that emerged in modernity. First, I substantiate that a close study of the ancient Greek texts suggests that although creativity seems ...
Brokalaki Zafeirenia
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Lisistrata ou les Athéniennes, written by François-Benoît Hoffman and adapted from Aristophanes’ Lysistrata, was performed in Paris from 22 December 1801 to 20 January 1802. Although Hoffman had attempted to amend his Aristophanic model, both politically
Charalampos Orfanos
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Abstract Leading philosophical models of curiosity represent it as a desiderative attitude whose content is a question, and which is satisfied by knowledge of the answer to that question. I argue that these models do not capture the distinctive character of a form of curiosity that I call 'erotic curiosity'.
Daniela Dover
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Eparchikon biblion V, 2: Is Thalassai the Same as Byssos? [PDF]
The article examines a kind of fabric described as ‘θάλασσαι’ in The Book of the Prefect (Τὸ ἐπαρχικὸν βιβλίον). The meaning of this term by both editors and commentators of the document has not been satisfactorily explained so far.
Jaroszyński, Adam, Kotłowska, Anna
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